While she stood still, the dress worn by country singer
Carrie Underwood came alive with projected video images as she performed during
the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

Her ivory Theia gown was designed specifically for the light show. The extra-wide skirt was made
of a special material that allowed the images to show up, and she had to stay rooted in one spot,
Underwood told the Associated Press.

The bodice featured thousands of Swarovski crystals; the projected images included stars, rose
petals and butterflies. “I just like to stand still and sing sometimes,” she said, “so this was the
best way to do that — and it still created something visually attention-capturing.”

• Ratings for the Grammy Awards slipped significantly from last year, when the record-setting
telecast was boosted by curiosity about how the show would handle the death of
Whitney Houston. Still, 28.1 million viewers tuned in — the second-best figure
since 1993. Ratings for all other shows in the time slot were way down, with the
Betty White birthday special on NBC the lowest-rated of the night.

• Violist
Kim Kashkashian won a Grammy, spurring many folks who saw the listing backstage
and online to wonder whether reality-TV star
Kim Kardashian had been honored, Fox411.com said.